Literature Search

  • GEOMAR-OPAC (Library Catalogue / Borrowers´ account) 
  • OceanRep (GEOMAR-Publications Database)

Attention:

In case you are looking for something not available in the institute, please order it from the libraries: Inter-library Loan

Databases

Databases

  • Web of Science ((Academic citation index; update: weekly; citation analysis)
  • JCR (Journal Citation Report - Impact Factor)
  • BASE (search engine especially for academic open access web resources)
  • ASFA
  • FishBase (Alles, was Sie schon immer über Fische wissen wollten...)
  • GeoRef  and other important databases
  • Avano (a marine and aquatic sciences OAI harvester)
  • Fish Online (the buyer's guide to sustainable seafood. An in-depth guide to the fish types available to UK fishmongers, chefs and retailers, it is designed to complement the Good Fish Guide web pages which help consumers make a truly informed choice in seafoods. By using this site, you can find out which fish come from well-managed sources and/or are caught using methods that minimise damage to marine wildlife and habitats.)
  • SysTax - a Database System for Systematics and Taxonomy (Universität Ulm) (SysTax is an integrated, conzept-based database system for storing biodiversity data)
  • BASE (Article identifier)
  • Scirus (is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 440 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information.)
  • Google Scholar (general search for scientific literature)

Contact and Opening hours

Library Leadership Team:
Tel: +49 431 600-1562
Tel: +49 431 600-2508
bibliotheksleitung@geomar.de 

Library West Bank:
Tel: +49 431 600-1562
bib-west@geomar.de

Opening Hours:

Mo - Fr: 9:00 - 18:00 h

Library East Bank:
Tel: +49 431 600-2505/08
bib-ost@geomar.de

Opening Hours:

Mo - Fr: 9:00-12:30 + 13:30-16:00 h

Hot Spots

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